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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 269 · 40 questions
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Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak – Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam – Kerala, Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh, Odissi – Odisha, Manipuri – Manipur, Sattriya – Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha – Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas – Gujarat, Bihu – Assam, Lavani – Maharashtra, Ghoomar – Rajasthan, Yakshagana – Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani – Bihar, Warli – Maharashtra, Gond – Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore – Tamil Nadu, Kalighat – West Bengal, Phad – Rajasthan.

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  1. 1.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh
  2. 2.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Bharatanatyam
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Bihu (d) Yakshagana
  4. 4.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Karnataka
  5. 5.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
  6. 6.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Yakshagana (b) Giddha (c) Ghoomar (d) Bhangra
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
  11. 11.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) hair (c) hands (d) teeth
  12. 12.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  13. 13.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Kuchipudi
  17. 17.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Giddha (c) Bihu (d) Garba
  19. 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Manipur (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha
  20. 20.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Ghoomar
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Odissi (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Bharatanatyam
  22. 22.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bhangra (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Yakshagana (d) Bihu
  23. 23.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
  24. 24.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan
  25. 25.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  27. 27.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) roof (b) floor (c) ceiling (d) window
  28. 28.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  29. 29.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
  31. 31.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Phad painting
  32. 32.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) glass (c) paper (d) clay
  33. 33.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Assam (d) Tamil Nadu
  34. 34.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Kathakali (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Garba
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Ghoomar (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
  39. 39.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Kathak
  3. Giddha
  4. Gujarat
  5. West Bengal
  6. Kerala
  7. True
  8. Ghoomar
  9. False
  10. Assam
  11. hands
  12. classical
  13. False
  14. False
  15. Rajasthan
  16. Kuchipudi
  17. folk
  18. Manipuri
  19. Tamil Nadu
  20. Yakshagana
  21. Sattriya
  22. Bihu
  23. Manipuri
  24. Maharashtra
  25. True
  26. folk
  27. floor
  28. folk
  29. Tamil Nadu
  30. Madhya Pradesh
  31. Warli painting
  32. clay
  33. Uttar Pradesh
  34. folk
  35. True
  36. Kathakali
  37. False
  38. Ghoomar
  39. Kathakali
  40. False

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